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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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